Door construction for stock cars



J. H. HAGOOD DOOR CONSTRUCTION FOR STOCK CARS Oct. 19 1926.

Filed Oct. 20, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 CZ H-HOI QOOCL INVENTOR ATTORNEYWITNESS:

J. H. HAGOOD 7 D OR CONSTRUCTION FOR STOCK CARS Filed o tfzo, 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 2 KNVENTOR WITNESS:

Patented Oct. 19, 1926.

JOHN H. HAGOOD, OF FORT SCOTT, KANSAS.

noon coNsTRuc'r oN FOR STOCK cans.

Application filed October 20,1924. Serial No. 744,736.

My present invention pertains to doors and door appurtenances for stockcars, and it has for its object to provide a construction includingamong'other elements agangway door over which stock can walk.

Other objects and practical advantages of the invention. will be fullyunderstood from the following description and claim when the same areread in connection with the drawings, accompanying and formng part ofthis specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing. the outer side of a stock carconstructed in ac cordance with the preferredembodiment of my invention.

Figures 2 and 3 arehorizontal sections taken in the planes indicated bythe lines 2-2 and 33, respectively of Figure 1.

Figure 4-. is a detail vertical cross-section taken in the planeindicated by the line 4.-% of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail vertical cross-section in the same plane as Figure4, but with the gangwa-y door placed in an idle position on the floor ofthe car body.

Figures 6 and 7 are detail perspective views of parts included in myinvention and are hereinafter explicitly referred to.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings.

The floor of the car body is indicated by the reference numeral 1, andthe side wall of the body being designated by 2, and including stiles 3at opposite sides of a door opening 4;. At 5 is my novel gangway door,the major portion of which is preferably of appropriate wood. Bolted at6 to the lower portion of the outer side of the door 5 is a metallicstrap 7, having at its lower edge two barrels 8 integral with the strapand serving for the hinge connection of two 0 en links 9 of rectangularconfiguration. he opposite bars of the open links 9 are hinged- 1yarranged in integral barrels 10 at the outer ends of metallic straps 11which latter are bolted at 12 or are otherwise fixedly connected to thefloor l. Manifestly, by virtue of the manner just described ofconnecting the door 5, the said door 5 may be fastened in the uprightposition shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4:, and when released the door 5 canbe placed in the position as shown in Figure 5 or can be arranged so asto depend from the door opening 4 and at the outer side of the car. Itwill also be noted that the door 5 can be arranged so as to extendlaterally outward from the car body and bridge a space between the carbody and a loading platform so. that stock can pass over the saiddoor inperfect safety.

Bolted or otherwise connected to the door 5 ad acent to the upper edgethereof is a longitudinal metallic strap 13 with eyes or barrels 14,preferably integral, at its ends, ant serving for the hinge connectionof angular fastening links 15*, Figures 1, 3 and 7. Included in myinvention is a novel and useful door fastener. The said fastenerconstruction comprises an upright metallic plate 15 appropriately fixedto the face of one stile 3, and a metallic bar 16 having an eye 17 adacent to one end which receives a loop 18 on the bar 15 for theconnection of the bars 15 and 16 in a loose manner as best shown inFigure 6. The bar 15 is preferably bolted to the stile 3 referred to andis equlpped with a pin 19 and with spaced staples 20, the pin 19 beingadapted to be received in an aperture 21 of the bar 16 and 89 thestaples 20 to be received in slots 22 of the bar 16. It will be noticedthat the bar 16 1s a keeper bar, and that the staples 20 are adapted toreceive a pin 23, the said pin 23 being connected by achain link 24 to astaple 25 or the like on the stile 3 referred to. The staples orprojections 20 are de signed for use in cooperation with one fasteninglink 15 in securing in closed and working position the door 5, thekeeper bar 16 being positioned over the fastening link referred to asillustrated. The other fastening link 15 is slotted to receive a staple26 on the other stile 3, and is detachably secured on the said staple 26by a pin 27, Figures 1 and 3.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention the staple 26 is carried bythe pendent portion of an angular keeper 28 fixed to the face of thelast-named stile 3 and adapted to guide and receive the lower portion ofan upper slidable door 29, the said door 29 being appropriately hungfrom a longitudinal rail 30 on the car body and being provide-d at 31with a loosely connected fastening link, the said link 31 beingapertured, as shown in Figure 2, to receive the pin 19 and is adapted tobe interposed as shown in Figure 2 between the body plate or bar 15 andthe keeper bar 16.

In the practical use of my invention the upper door 29 is movedlongitudinally into and out of closed position and when closed may beeffectlvely fastened 1n the manner described.

The door 5, when the car is to be loaded 7 or unloaded, is movedinwardly as far asthe links 9 will permit and is positioned on and inparallelism to the floor "of the car body or else is permitted .toextend laterally outward from the car body. I would also have itunderstood that when the door 5 is to be closed and fastened, the lowerportion of the said door 5 is'positioned as far outward, as possible.

Notwithstanding the practical advantages of my improved construction'itwill be noted that the same is 5 simple and inexpensive 1 and at thesame time is well adapted to withstand the usage to which structures ofcorresponding character are ordinarily subjected. Q i I I have enteredinto a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangementotthe parts" embraced in the present and preferred, embodiment of 'myinvention in order to impart a full, clear and "exact un derstanding ofthe ,fsaid. embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as[claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: V

i In aifastening means for a pair of doors comprising av normallyvertically secured plate, a loop extending from the upper end thereof "abarnormall" 'de Jendin from said loop to lie parallelfwith. the plate va "pin laterally extending 'from said plate, a pair of spaced staplesalsolprojecting fromsaid plate; and said bar being formed with anopening and also with a pair of spaced slots to r'eceiveithe pinandstaple respectively and said staple's'being adaptedjto receive a linkofthe doors for securing thev same between the plate and bar,

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN 'H' eoon

